The government is pushing ahead with plans to uncap the number of students attending universities. With UK industry in the midst of a well-documented skills crisis is this move going to be good for...

The UK government is to open up its funding of carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plants to include gas-fired power stations as well as coal-fired ones.

3M has entered into an agreement to sell its Opticom Priority Control Systems and Canoga Traffic Detection businesses, which are part of the Traffic Safety Systems Division, to TorQuest Partners.

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Engineers now have access to a comprehensive, rapid reactionequipment and parts service, thanks to world-leading designer andmanufacturer of surface preparation equipment, WheelabratorGroup. Details...

DaimlerChrysler is to sell its remaining equity interest in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.

Stanford University scientists have built the first solar cell made entirely of carbon — a development claimed to be a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic devices...

Siemens’ Transportation Systems Group (TS) is to supply eight Velaro type high-speed trains to Russian Railways and also assume responsibility for their maintenance for a period of 30 years.

A British company is set to take a market lead in the production of materials that can improve the efficiency of solar cells and be applied to biomedical imaging.

General Dynamics has been awarded $53 million to continue developing an Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle for the US Marines and to produce M61A2 20mm gun systems for the US Navy’s F/A-18E/F fighter...